Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-13
THEY PLEAD GUILTY.
SEVEN PERSONS sENTUPBY JUDGE JACOB,
YESTERDAY
Frank NcAdams Goes 10 AOundsvills for Year
John Sullivan Gets -Four Months and
Six Others Thirty Days

There was a busy time before Judge
Jacob, in Part Two of the Circuit Court,
yesterday, the prisoners indicted before
the grand jury being brought into CourttC
have their pleas entered and the cases sci
for trial. The business transacted was as
follows:
The case of Goetze, administrator, ei
al, V. Caroline Craft, ct. al, was set fol
April 30th.
In the case of John Kelly alias james
O'Lee, indicted for felony, there was de
murrer to the indictment, and in the case
of the Indictment for petit larceny plea
of not guilty was entered.
In the case of Elmer Clark q demurrer
to the indictment was Overruled and q
plea of not guilty entered. The case is sci
for Wednesday, May 18th.
Frank McAdams, indicted for petit lar
ceny with an allegation of former con-
viction, plead guilty and was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary.
Francis Nolan alias Francis Gordon, plea
of not guilty; set for Monday, May 10th.
In the case of STATE VS.. Charles Jackson,
indicted for forgery, plea OF not guilty
was entered, and the case set for May Is.
John Sullivan, indicted for petit larceny,
plead guilty, and was sentenced to four
months imprisonment in Jail.
In the cases against George Strauss and
Francis Nolan, alias Francis Gordon, in
dicted for petit larceny with an allegation
of previous conviction, q plea of not
guilty as to Nolan was entered. Strauss
desired TO plead guilty, but on account OF
his youth the Court would not receive the
plea without consultation with the boy
parents. The boy is young, but has been
before the Court three or four times, having
been severely lectured by Judge Boyd at
the last term of Court. The good advice
of the Judge was wasted, however, as the
youth was up again in ten days. This
ended the first batch of prisoners, and they
were led out, and another lot brought in.
The case of Henry Fravel, charged with
shooting Frank Wilkie with intent 10 kill,
was called at halt-past three, the prisoner
being brought into Court in the custody of
the Sheriff, in company with five other
prisoners they being handcuftd together
in pairs. Arrangements were made TO have
the prisoner Fravel represented by coun-
sci, Col White representing him. A plea
of not guilty was entered, and the case set
for May Is.
Charles Stewart, charged with stealing
pictures, was also Intercepted, and the
Judge made it thirty days on a plea OF
guilty.
John Clancy was indicted for petit lar
Ceny, in stealing coat valued ut SO from
James Mcnamara. The prisoner had been
lodging in the lookup, and went out, wear
ing the coat. He was arrested and brought
back by Officer Dunlap, when the coat was
found on him. Clancy made statement
to the Court, and the sentence was thirty
days in Jail.
George Shield was indicted for completely
in the Schellhase robbery. Colonel
White said the boy had come under his
notice at the Mission Sunday School, and
his reputation, so far as he knew, was
good. The boy is fourteen years old. A
plea of guilty was entered, and the SEN
tence was thirty days.
John Hogan, indicted for stealing
clothing from Benz. Phillip, at the Me
Lure House, plead guilty to petit larceny,
and got thirty days in Jail.
George Gordan was indicted for petit
larceny in that he aided in stealing some
p,nna,, frn,, Duryf Tho ,.onfa.Iinnar gtIa
said he wasn't guilty, Int desired to plead
guilty. lie is only II years OF age. He
got thirty days.